I was spacing out when I returned to my inn as soon as I got the incantation from the divine priest. His Eminence, Priest Acaly's words, kept lingering in my head. I felt troubled since I did not expect that he would utter something unusual which could make me alarmed. "Perhaps, I must refrain from seeing any divine priest or priestess..." I stroked my chin, wondering if that was the right decision. But it would be great to know the person I was looking for, right?Now, that I remembered... That man who was with me before I closed my eyes. I knew that he was calling out to someone. "A woman..." I muttered and kept staring at the ceiling, lying on my bed. "A woman arrived at that time... that looked like... me?" I creased my forehead, perplexed that it came out of my mouth. I hissed. My memories were getting fuzzy at that moment I had been struggling to breathe. But I was certain that the woman I saw then looked like me. "Dameta..." I muttered again. That was the word I heard fro
It did not take me a long moment to respond to his kiss. I was not going to be a hypocrite and would pity myself.This was what I had been waiting for... to have Valerian's lips on mine again.It was so sweet and passionate that it shed a tear.I reached for his nape and showed him how much I longed for him. With the kiss, I responded to him, I would show him that I loved him and would not let anything happen to him again.This time, I would save him and his pack.For now, I should indulge myself in being inside his arms.I did not know how long I had been kissing him, but he only broke it when he wiped the tears from my eyes."Why are you always crying as if... you are mourning for me, honeydew?" he asked softly.I gasped and was about to remove his hands, cupping my face. "N-No. This is not..." My words were cut off when he kissed my eyes.His expression softened. "I am not dead. So, why is that?" That made my heart ache.In my previous life, you were dead, Valerian. I betrayed you
I did not see Valerian off when he left Calaren. He was looking for me in my inn, but he found out I had already left that inn. I watched his carriage disappear from sight while I was on the rooftop of an establishment along with the luggage I had."Valerian looked pissed." I couldn't help chuckling when I glanced at the bangle I was wearing. "He surely couldn't smell me. That is a good thing."It was better that we didn't say farewell to each other. I would see him in the Solacia, hoping he would also be there.I had a feeling that the next time we met, Valerian wouldn't let me go."I guess I have to be prepared for his wrath." I took my luggage and placed it on my shoulder. I was prepared to depart to Pran.That town was where the secret gathering would be happening.It would take at least less than a day if using a wolf form and one day if using a horse or wolf speed in human form.I arrived at the town using my wolf speed and jumping from tree to tree, roof to roof, to make an ea
My eyes widened when I happened to know that he was the Crown Prince. I did not notice him! I was quick enough to greet him back. He glanced in my direction and nodded. "Long time no see, Duke Leveaux. It seems that you are doing well," His Royal Highness said in his friendly tone. Valerian chuckled and nodded. "I look forward to seeing you here, Your Royal Highness." I almost gasped, knowing that Valerian knew the crown prince was coming here instead of the Alpha King. It seemed that he was really acknowledging him as the great leader once he was crowned as the Alpha King in the future. Crown Prince Henricus smiled from ear to ear. "Likewise, Duke Leveaux. Likewise." He turned to me. "Bring us some refreshments. And do not tell that His Royal Highness is here. He will show himself later." I mindlessly nodded, still shocked that the first son of the Alpha King really showed himself before Valerian when I left the changing room. I was expecting that he would have some royal guard
"Why would I want to negotiate with someone I did not know his name?" He arched his eyebrow after he remained unfazed by seeing that I was only in disguise and a woman, not a man. But I knew better since I was keen enough to see his eye twitch.I had taken him aback, so I was sure of that. We, the Cantavalle children, had learned different facial expressions and how to utilize them. We underwent vigorous training before we were finally dispatched to our first mission.That was why Crown Prince Henricus couldn't fool me.I chuckled and stood up. "Pardon my rudeness, Your Royal Highness." I bowed my head before him. "I believe we have met already. I greet the little sun of the Yuanzhong Kingdom, His Royal Highness, Crown Prince Henricus. I am Dominixe Lilith Cantavalle from the House of Marquis Cantavalle."Being called the little sun of our kingdom meant that he was the son of the Alpha King, who called the sun, and Luna Queen, who called the moon. If it were a lycan princess that we
When Papa told us that, I could have sworn his cognac eyes were blazing in hatred. That abomination, he felt, was something that couldn't be satiated any matter if he kept telling us his history."Papa endured slavery for more than five years. That Alpha made him experience hell and told him he was just his plaything. He experienced being sliced on his back and whipped all over his body. He even experienced being stabbed in his eye and cutting his tongue. He was thankful by that time that they were not coating the dagger with wolfsbane so he could heal in no time. What worse was... That man raped papa."Sighing, I kept drumming my fingers on my thighs while watching them for the information I was bestowing. I could see that every word I would utter had rendered them speechless."Six years of staying there, Papa met my mother. However, she met her miserable fate as soon as I was born."To be honest, the information about how they met was still mysterious to me. What I knew was they had
"Y-Your fated mate?" I parroted, looking at this woman named Valerie in disbelief. What was she saying? Was she insane already? She nodded. "Yes. You are my fated mate." She had this cheeky grin as if she found me amusing.I stared at her, seeing how her eyes glinted in glee. For some reason, she had this familiar expression I consistently saw from Valerian. I couldn't be mistaken about it since I had seen that a lot since we met in the Calaren and I was even with him in my previous life. We even lived together in his pack to deepen our mate bond.I smiled wryly at her and gently removed her hand from yanking my arm. "It is unfortunate that I am not feeling the same way." I couldn't even smell her scent. I was too uncertain if I couldn't smell her scent as a stranger or, perhaps, because of the incantation ring I was wearing. If she was proclaiming that she was my mate, I should have known immediately. But my wolf did not even react anything to her presence. Also, she was a woman.
I gasped upon hearing that endearment. I heard it from more than five miles away but I was quick to hear that word. I couldn't be mistaken. I heard it right. I was called honeydew. I was horrified when I looked in the direction where I had left Valerie. My heart was racing since I had this hunch that it might be Valerian."Shit..." I was suddenly terrified at what was happening when it shouldn't be.Did he happen to see my disguise? Or was Valerian there the whole time?Or..."Is he Valerie?" I clutched my left chest from the conclusion I had reached.Did he also change his identity into a woman? Did I guess it correctly? And the way Valerie kept approaching and how she acted was the same Valerian I knew... was Valerian the whole time?Did this mean he was wearing incantation jewelry that could conceal his scent and change his identity, just like I was doing?"Oh, my Moon Goddess..." I had shivers down my spine, stepping back. How did he know? I was careful at that time.He couldn't